MRZParser

MRZ code parser for TD1(ID cards), TD2, TD3 (Passports), MRVA (Visas type A), MRVB (Visas type B) types.

Fields Distribution of Official Travel Documents:

Fields description

Field	TD1 description	TD2 description	TD3 description	MRVA description	MRVB description
Document type	The first letter shall be 'I', 'A' or 'C'	<-	Normally 'P' for passport	The First letter must be 'V'	<-
Country code	3 letters code (ISO 3166-1) or country name (in English)	<-	<-	<-	<-
Document number	Document number	<-	<-	<-	<-
Birth date	Format: YYMMDD	<-	<-	<-	<-
Sex	Genre. Male: 'M', Female: 'F' or Undefined: 'X', "<" or ""	<-	<-	<-	<-
Expiry date	Format: YYMMDD	<-	<-	<-	<-
Nationality	3 letters code (ISO 3166-1) or country name (in English)	<-	<-	<-	<-
Surname	Holder primary identifier(s)	<-	Primary identifier(s)	<-	<-
Given names	Holder secondary identifier(s)	<-	Secondary identifier(s)	<-	<-
Optional data	Optional personal data at the discretion of the issuing State. Non-mandatory field.	<-	Personal number. In some countries non-mandatory field.	Optional personal data at the discretion of the issuing State. Non-mandatory field.	<-
Optional data 2	Optional personal data at the discretion of the issuing State. Non-mandatory field.	X	X	X	X

Installation guide

Swift Package Manager

dependencies: [
    .package(url: "https://github.com/appintheair/MRZParser.git", .upToNextMajor(from: "1.1.2"))
]

Usage

The parser is able to validate the MRZ string and parse the MRZ code. Let's start by initializing our parser.

let parser = MRZParser()

For parsing, we use the parse method which returns the MRZResult structure with all the necessary data.

parser.parse(mrzString: mrzString)

Example

TD1 (ID card)

Input

I<UTOD231458907<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
7408122F1204159UTO<<<<<<<<<<<6
ERIKSSON<<ANNA<MARIA<<<<<<<<<<

Output

Field	Value
Document type	I
Country code	UTO
Document number	D23145890
Birth date	1974.08.12
Sex	FEMALE
Expiry date	2012.04.15
Nationality	UTO
Surname	ERIKSSON
Given names	ANNA MARIA
Optional data	""
Optional data 2	""

TD2

Input

I<UTOERIKSSON<<ANNA<MARIA<<<<<<<<<<<
D231458907UTO7408122F1204159<<<<<<<6

Output

Field	Value
Document type	I
Country code	UTO
Document number	D23145890
Birth date	1974.08.12
Sex	FEMALE
Expiry date	2012.04.15
Nationality	UTO
Surname	ERIKSSON
Given names	ANNA MARIA
Optional data	""

TD3 (Passport)

Input

P<UTOERIKSSON<<ANNA<MARIA<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
L898902C36UTO7408122F1204159ZE184226B<<<<<10

Output

Field	Value
Document type	P
Country code	UTO
Document number	L898902C3
Birth date	1974.08.12
Sex	FEMALE
Expiry date	2012.04.15
Nationality	UTO
Surname	ERIKSSON
Given names	ANNA MARIA
Optional data	ZE184226B

MRVA (Visa type A)

Input

V<UTOERIKSSON<<ANNA<MARIA<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
L8988901C4XXX4009078F96121096ZE184226B<<<<<<

Output

Field	Value
Document type	V
Country code	UTO
Document number	L8988901C
Birth date	1940.09.07
Sex	FEMALE
Expiry date	1996.12.10
Nationality	XXX
Surname	ERIKSSON
Given names	ANNA MARIA
Optional data	6ZE184226B

MRVB (Visa type B)

Input

V<UTOERIKSSON<<ANNA<MARIA<<<<<<<<<<<
L8988901C4XXX4009078F9612109<<<<<<<<

Output

Field	Value
Document type	V
Country code	UTO
Document number	L8988901C
Birth date	1940.09.07
Sex	FEMALE
Expiry date	1996.12.10
Nationality	XXX
Surname	ERIKSSON
Given names	ANNA MARIA
Optional data	""

License

The library is distributed under the MIT LICENSE.